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Business US charges 4 Chinese spies with hacking Equifax Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

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Business Data leak exposes surveillance at Russia's top telecommunications firm Xeni Jardin

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china Huawei employees worked with China's military on AI systems and internet surveillance Xeni Jardin

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law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

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